Thinning hair remedies can help in many different, often surprising ways. Whether you are a a male or a female, figuring out why your hair is thinning is the first step in learning to slow or reverse the effects. Here are some different treatment options that could be available to you and tips on which ones will work best for different causes of thinning hair. Also included is a quick rundown of some things you can check for to help you and your doctor decide what exactly is causing this problem.

Things to Check for

Your first step in this process will most likely be to evaluate your hair loss and gather information that can help the doctor decide what is causing your thinning hair. Look at yourself in the mirror and examine the areas where your hair grows the thickest. Also try to figure our, which areas are the thinnest. Using a comb, check just how much hair you are losing at a time. Have this data ready when you visit your doctor so they can use it to diagnose your hair loss.

Different Causes Require Different Treatments

One of the most common causes of baldness is male pattern baldness. As men age they begin to lose hair because of genetics. There is no cure for this type of baldness but many things can be done to help slow, or even stop the hair loss from continuing. Starting treatment at an early age when the thinning and balding begins is one of the best ways to minimize the damage that is done. Thinning hair remedies are as individual as the patient and no treatment will work the same way for two different people.

More Causes

Although male pattern baldness is the most common form, thinning of the hair can be caused by medication that you are on, hormones, not taking care of your hair and scalp, poor diet, or stress. If the problem is occurring because of medication you are on, the best course of action is to talk with the doctor who prescribed that medication. Maybe there will be an alternative to what you are on that does not have that side effect. Most of the time when the medication is taken away the problem will go away soon after.

Hormones can complicate the situation a lot. A test from a doctor can show that your body has too much of certain hormones which may be the cause for your thinning hair. The doctor can give you a few different things that can help change this. Adding additional hormones or taking medication to change how much of the current hormone is in your body is the usual route taken.

Poor Hair Care and Improper Diet

If you have spent long years not taking good care of your scalp and hair, it may be thinning because of that. There are shampoos and conditioners that are meant to help make your scalp and hair healthy again. Use these in combination with a scalp moisturizer once a week. Massaging those products into your scalp can help to stimulate your hair follicles.

Poor diet for extended periods of time can have bad effects on all parts of your body including your hair. Starting to eat better and taking vitamins can help to reverse some of the damamge done. Protein, vitamins, and minerals are all crucial to hair growth.

Stress

Stress can cause your hair to thin and fall out as well. Working to reduce your stress with the help of medication or therapy can result in your hair getting thicker and can stop it from falling out. Try to keep yourself calm at all times if possible. There is medication that has recently been tested on mice that gives promising evidence of stopping and reversing the hair loss caused by stress. However, the easiest remedy for thinning hair is to relax and try to avoid whatever is causing the stress.

More Drastic Measures

If your hair loss is past the beginning phase, you may need to take more drastic measures to fix the damage done. Surgery is available to take healthy growing hair from other areas and transplant it in the places where the hair is thin or has fallen out completely. In many cases, the hair will then start to grow again. It may take many sessions to fix it completely, but it is a step in the right direction.

If you have thinning hair or are starting to go bald completely, there are many options available to you. Contact your doctor as soon as you see the issue arise and take care of it as soon as possible. This will help to ensure that you still have full hair as you grow old.

Josh Matthews

My name is Josh Matthews and I am 53 years old and live in Miami. I have two kids, one boy and one girl with my wife Linda. My son Jon is now 19 years old and in College. My daughter Jennifer is 14 and still in High-School. We also have a dog. When I don't work in the marketing department of a health company, I like to spend time outdoors with my family and friends. I don't do as much sport as I should but my family and me go on a skiing vacation at least once a year.

Dealing with thinning hair

About the author

I am 53 years old and live in Miami. I have two kids, one boy and one girl with my wife Linda. My son Jon is now 19 years old and in College. My daughter Jennifer is 14 and still in High-School. We also have a dog. When I don’t work in the marketing department of a health company, I like to spend time outdoors with my family and friends. I don’t do as much sport as I should but my family and me go on a skiing vacation at least once a year.